smartweed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of smartweed
Example Sentences
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A number of ingredients, such as red currants and smartweed, were not cultivated but foraged from the wild, following the folk wisdom of the steppes.
From New York Times • May 11, 2020
On the list were papaya, neem, asafoetida, figs, ginger, smartweed, wild yam, pennyroyal, black cohosh and angelica.
From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2019
Bottomland hardwood trees have been planted on the mounds and drier sites, and native plants that produce waterfowl food such as smartweed grow in profusion.
From Time Magazine Archive
The same effect was suspected in sorghum, sunflower, spiderwort, lambs quarters, pigweed, and smartweed.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
This morning as I parked my vehicle by this building I picked these specimens from the smartweed, ~Polygonum persicaria~.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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